Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Huddersfield Town AFC

Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+10'

Y 19' Adama Diakhaby

Ivan Sunjic 35' Y

San Jose 75' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Referee Matthew Jones
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee James Wilson

3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
24 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
24 Oct	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
20 Oct	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
17 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
03 Oct	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
25 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Huddersfield Town AFC for another epic battle.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
19' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adama Diakhaby on 19 minutes.
24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' Gary Gardner is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
32' Ben Hamer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Ivan Sunjic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
40' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 394 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Juninho Bacuna has done his job and it is now time for Alex Pritchard to step up.
51' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' The whistle greets Jonathan Hogg as he departs to be replaced by Lewis O'Brien.
60' Lukas Jutkiewicz gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Scott Hogan and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
67' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Adam Clayton on, Ivan Sunjic off on 67 minutes.
72' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' A moment of madness from San Jose on 75 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
79' The crowd applauds Gary Gardner as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Leko steps in for Birmingham City FC.
84' France international Adama Diakhaby has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' Isaac Mbenza adds to his 0 season tally! Huddersfield Town AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The England Lukas Jutkiewicz breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-1!
It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fraizer Campbell	3
Siriki Dembele	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Marc Roberts	2
Jaheim Headley	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Joseph Hungbo	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.23 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC40% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC32%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

60%

Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC26% Draw49% Huddersfield Town AFC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Clean Sheet